Murihiku Regeneration wānanga seeks to turn strategy into action
A major seminar on energy and innovation in Southland will be held in Invercargill this week, drawing a host of business, academic, scientific and political figures. The wananga is a collaboration between Murihiku Regeneration and the Invercargill City Council. It has drawn support from Rio Tinto, Hokonui Runanga, Southern Green Hydrogen, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, Te Puni Kokiri, Meridian, the Ministry of Social Development and Mitsui & Co. Held at the Ascot Park Hotel it will consider topics including a path to certainty for the Tiwai smelter, climate change, environmental decline and a regenerative view of sustainability. READ MORE: * Budget 2023: $100 million for Green Hydrogen in Southland * Wind farms a priority for an energy self-sufficient Southland * Iwi plans to build a green future for Murihiku It will seek to identify and support the regional energy transition, and clarify related regional innovation opportunities. The opening addresses will be from Awarua upoko Ta Tipene O'Regan, Dr Mike Stevens of Awarua Runaka, and the Minister of Energy and Resources, and Just Transitions, Megan Woods. The Tuesday agenda includes sessions on the importance of international partnerships, national responses to energy transition, and the regional impact of them; climate economics, regional infrastructure, and social regeneration. On Wednesday the subjects span plans and priorities including Great Souths 2025 plan, decarbonisation targets, energy transition issues and a process heat project. Sessions will be devoted to developments including Southern Green Hydrogen, the Tiwai smelters future, Project Hananui (Aquaculture) and the Ocean Beach project.